Deuteronomy 16

The Feasts of Passover, of Weeks, and of Booths

1“ObserveH8104 1the monthH2320 of AbibH24 and 23celebrateH6213 the PassoverH6453 to the LordH3068 your GodH430, for in the monthH2320 of AbibH24 the LordH3068 your GodH430 broughtH3318 you outH3318 of EgyptH4714 by nightH3915. 2You shall sacrificeH2076 the PassoverH6453 to the LordH3068 your GodH430 from the flockH6629 and the herdH1241, in the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 the LordH3068 choosesH977 to establishH7931 His nameH8034. 34You shall not eatH398 leavenedH2557 breadH2557 with it; for sevenH7651 daysH3117 you shall eatH398 unleavenedH4682 breadH4682 with it, the breadH3899 of afflictionH6040 (for you cameH3318 outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 in a hurryH2649), soH4616 thatH4616 you will rememberH2142 the dayH3117 when you cameH3318 outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 5allH3605 the daysH3117 of your lifeH2425. 4For sevenH7651 daysH3117 noH3808 leavenH7603 shall be seenH7200 with you in your entireH3605 territoryH1366, and 6noneH3808 of the meatH1320 whichH834 you sacrificeH2076 on the eveningH6153 of the firstH7223 dayH3117 shall be leftH3885 overnightH3885 until the morningH1242. 5You are not allowedH3201 to sacrificeH2076 the PassoverH6453 in anyH259 of your 7townsH8179 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you; 6but only 8at the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977 to establishH7931 His nameH8034, you shall sacrificeH2076 the PassoverH6453 in the eveningH6153 at sunsetH8121H935, at the timeH4150 that you cameH3318 outH3318 of EgyptH4714. 7You shall 9cookH1310 and eatH398 it in the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977. In the morningH1242 you are to returnH6437H1980 to your tentsH168. 8For sixH8337 daysH3117 you shall eatH398 unleavenedH4682 breadH4682, and 10on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 there shall be 11a festiveH6116 assemblyH6116 to the LordH3068 your GodH430; you shall doH6213 noH3808 workH4399 on it.

9“12You shall countH5608 sevenH7651 weeksH7620 for yourself; you shall beginH2490 to countH5608 sevenH7651 weeksH7620 from the time you beginH2490 to put the sickleH2770 to the standingH7054 grainH7054. 10Then you shall 13celebrateH6213 the FeastH2282 of WeeksH7620 to the LordH3068 your GodH430 with a 14voluntaryH5071 offeringH5071 of your handH3027 in a proportionalH4530 amountH4530, whichH834 you shall giveH5414 justH3512 asH3512 the LordH3068 your GodH430 blessesH1288 you; 11and you shall 15rejoiceH8055 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430, you, your sonH1121 and your daughterH1323, and your maleH5650 and femaleH519 slavesH5650H519, and 16the LeviteH3881 whoH834 is in your 17townH8179, and 18the strangerH1616, the 19orphanH3490, and the widowH490 whoH834 are in your midstH7130, at the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977 to establishH7931 His nameH8034. 1220You shall also rememberH2142 that you were a slaveH5650 in EgyptH4714, and you shall beH8104 carefulH8104 and 21complyH6213 withH6213 theseH428 statutesH2706.

13“22You shall 23celebrateH6213 the FeastH2282 of 24BoothsH5521 for sevenH7651 daysH3117 when you have gatheredH622 inH622 from your threshingH1637 floorH1637 and your wineH3342 vatH3342; 14and you shall 25rejoiceH8055 in your feastH2282, you, your sonH1121 and your daughterH1323, and your maleH5650 and femaleH519 slavesH5650H519, and the LeviteH3881, the strangerH1616, the 26orphanH3490, and the widowH490 whoH834 are in your 27townsH8179. 15For sevenH7651 daysH3117 you shall celebrateH2287 aH2287 feastH2287 to the LordH3068 your GodH430 in the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 choosesH977, becauseH3588 the LordH3068 your GodH430 will blessH1288 you in allH3605 your produceH8393 and in allH3605 the workH4639 of your handsH3027, so that you will be altogetherH389 joyfulH8056.

16“28ThreeH7969 timesH6471 a yearH8141 allH3605 your malesH2138 shall appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430 at the placeH4725 whichH834 He choosesH977: at the FeastH2282 of UnleavenedH4682 BreadH4682, at the FeastH2282 of WeeksH7620, and at the FeastH2282 of BoothsH5521; and 29they are not to appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 empty-handedH7387. 17EveryoneH376 30shall giveH4979 as he is ableH3027, in accordance with the blessingH1293 of the LordH3068 your GodH430 whichH834 He has givenH5414 you.

18“You shall appointH5414 for yourself judgesH8199 and officersH7860 in allH3605 your 31townsH8179 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you, according to your tribesH7626, and they shall judgeH8199 the peopleH5971 with righteousH6664 judgmentH4941. 1932You shall not distortH5186 justiceH4941, 33you shall not 34showH5234 partialityH5234H6440; and 35you shall not acceptH3947 a bribeH7810, becauseH3588 a bribeH7810 blindsH5786 the eyesH5869 of the wiseH2450 and distortsH5557 the wordsH1697 of the righteousH6662. 20JusticeH6664, and only justiceH6664, you shall pursueH7291, soH4616 thatH4616 36you may liveH2421 and possessH3423 the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you.

21“37You shall not plantH5193 for yourself an 38AsherahH842 of anyH3605 kind of treeH6086 besideH681 the altarH4196 of the LordH3068 your GodH430, whichH834 you shall makeH6213 for yourself. 22And 39you shall not setH6965 upH6965 for yourself a memorialH4676 stoneH4676, whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 hatesH8130.